TAMING OF THE SHREW - Encore Players Non Equity Auditions

Encore Players Auditions at KVPAC

CHARACTERS:

Katherina (Kate) Minola – the shrew of the title

Bianca – younger sister of Katherine

Baptista Minola – father of Katherina and Bianca

Petruchio – suitor of Katherina

Gremio – elderly suitor of Bianca

Lucentio – suitor of Bianca (spends some of play disguised as Cambio, a Latin tutor)

Hortensio – suitor of Bianca and friend to Petruchio (spends some of the play disguised as Litio, a music tutor)

Grumio – servant of Petruchio

Tranio – servant of Lucentio (spends some of the play disguised as Lucentio)

Biondello – servant of Lucentio

Vincentio – father of Lucentio

A Widow – wooed by Hortensio

A Pedant – pretends to be Vincentio

A Haberdasher

A Tailor

Servants

An Officer

Please prepare a 1-2 minute comedic monologue (Shakespeare is preferred)